/polpol/ - Politically Incorrect Discussion

>>15974

>morality is inherently subjective and thus ruled by the fickle emotions.

This.

Have you read the Will to Power by Nietzsche?

>>15994

Besides the texts I spoke of above, no. I'm aware that he wrote existentialist works, but apart from the definition of existentialism, I don't have a clue what he's on about.

The anon on /v/ said to me that because of Hume's Guillotine, it is impossible to plant morality in objective sense perception of the universe and so consequently morality must be subjective, but if that's the case, then it means that each person is an entirely isolated unit and there's an implied materialism.

Does Nietzsche explain the forces behind subjectivity?

>>15974

Meditations is a great book, I would advise on Politics and Ethics by Aquinas. A good medieval spin on Greek work.

I'm a Christian so the Law is the Law, not just a system of morality but also a rigid structure from which comes all morals.

In a mundane sense (on this earth) morality can only exist within structure, therefore a societal structure needs to exist for people to be moral. The structure itself is a prerequisite for any empathic interactions. This structure can be a shared identity, a ruling class in power either by force or the good will of the people within it, language, tribal, racial, etc/ similarities that differentiate from the rest of the species. A lot of the reason for the perceived breakdown in American society is no binding anything by the majority of the populace, little active force to keep us in check but just milling indifference from a people that are actively told not to care.

Thus Spoke Zarathustra was an odd read for me, he seemed to argue for a complete separation from the idea of objective morality while arguing for his own.

>>16006

>Aquinas

Augustine has some good stuff too. On the Trinity was pretty good for gaining a deeper understanding of Christian theology.